Biddy All-Stars Win Semifinal Thriller in World Biddy Tourney
Bridgeport Biddy League All-Stars defeated Wilkes-Barre 60 to 45 to reach the final against Puerto Rico. Jimmy Lyddy led with 31 points, supported by Battaglia and Cedrone. Lyddy has 69 points in three games as Bridgeport rides strong defense and sharp free-throw shooting toward a title bid.
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Scranton
Jimmy Lyddy
Wilkes- Barre
Catholic ‘Youth Center
Connecticut
Puerto Rico
Catholic Youth Center
Bridgeport All-Stars
Huntington
West Virginia
New Orleans
Lyddy
Bridgeport
Battaglia
Cedrone
Flash
Joe Battaglia
Danny Cedrone
Bob Murphy
Jim Appleby
Wilkes-Barre
Joe Shepela
Peoria
Til
Shepela
Pennsylvania
Duane Ford
Harold Sura
Atlas Test Called Off Before Deadline
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla March 28 The Air Force prepared Atlas ICBM No 7 for launch but canceled the effort within minutes of firing time. Hours of preliminary work were fruitless, but another attempt is likely next week. The Atlas is the nation s first ICBM and a potential moon rocket and satellite launcher.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Air Force
Violinist Tossy Spivakovsky Shines With Connecticut Symphony
Violinist Tossy Spivakovsky delivered a flawless Beethoven Violin Concerto with the Connecticut Symphony in Shakespeare Festival Theater. Westport-based soloist recently returned from London where he starred in the same work under Otto Klemperer. The Shakespeare venue drew about 1,000 as Perlea led Brahms Variations and Strauss Death and Transfiguration in a strong program.
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Florence Lovell
Beethoven
Tossy Spivakovsky
Connecticut Symphony Orchestra
Shakespeare Festival Theater
Westport
London
Otto Klemperer
Royal Festival Hall
Shakespeare Theater
Jonel Perlea
Haydn
Richard Strauss
Perlea
Spivakovsky
UConn senior, blind, elected to Phi Beta Kappa
West Hartford March 28 AP Donald A Coleman 21 a philosophy major at the University of Connecticut has been elected to Phi Beta Kappa, the national honorary scholastic society He has been blind since birth marking a notable achievement among seniors at UConn
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West Hartford
Donald A. Coleman
Phil Beta Kappa
Coleman
University of Connecticut
Official Weather for Bridgeport and Vicinity
Bridgeport and vicinity experiences fair mild today with a high near 58 in cooler tonight about 34 to 35. Increasing clouds Sunday with a high in the 58s and a 8 p.m. barometer around 30.0 inches. Yesterday’s high 52, low 9.2, precipitation 0.00. Almanac notes the eighty eighth day of the year, ninth of spring. Sunrise 6:42 a.m., sunset 6:14 p.m.
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U.S
Bridgeport
Vicinity
Elvis Nervous But Smiling As He Starts Basic Training
Elvis Presley began eight weeks of basic training with the Army's 2nd Armored Division at Fort Hood Texas. He appeared nervous yet smiled for reporters as he stepped off a bus and saluted in front of GI onlookers. Presley traveled with 18 trainees from Fort Chaffee Arkansas and boarded Company A. Second Medium Tank.
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Elvis
Fort Hood
Tex
Presley
Army
2Nd Armored Division
Maria Medina
Killeen
Ft. Chaffer
Ark
Texas Army Base
Balmy Weekend Forecast Promises Mild Spring Weather
Bridgeport residents can expect a warm weekend with continued sunny skies and mild temperatures. A high near 52 degrees was set yesterday, tying the year's high recorded on March 11, while tonight should dip to the mid thirties. Daytime highs are forecast in the low fifties for today and tomorrow, with largely clear conditions.
Officials Laud 74 New Firemen Sworn In Ceremony
Seventy four rookie firemen joined the Fire Department in a mass oath at the Board of Fire Commissioners meeting in Burroughs Public Library lecture hall. Also sworn in were 20 lieutenants and 13 pumper engineers after promotions were approved. The Civil Service commission certified 75 firemen and 21 lieutenants for promotion. A 42 hour work week takes effect Tuesday. Absent were one lieutenant candidate and John.
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Phote— Hrinske
Francis C. Chandler
Burroughs Public Library
Board of Fire Commissioners
Civil Service Commission
Tedesco
Fire Department
Thomas Barret
North End School plans discussed amid theft case
The North End elementary project faces key design decisions including roof type and window layout as the Board of Education weighs a flat vs pitched roof. Architects Olsen and Fletcher Thompson propose a $1 million, 65,000 square foot building with 26 classrooms and two kindergartens on Reservoir Avenue near the Trumbull line. Meanwhile, a separate case sees Alfred Drury and Douglas Stowell held on larceny charges in a rabbit and television-set theft from a local breeder, with bonds set at $5,000 and $1,000 respectively.
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Trumbull
Liberta Morlando
Old Town Road
Raymond Beckwith
Alfred H. Drury
Leonard Place
Douglas Stowell
Paul H. Hoyle
Francis B. Coughlin
Drury
Stowell
Beckwith
Morlando
Alfred Drury
Eugene Drury
Huntington Turnpike
Bridgeport
James Kerwin
Board of Education
North End
Francis J. King
Ray Mond Olsen
Fletcher Thompson, Inc
Olsen
Harold Saunders
Albert A. Snyder
Saunders
West End
Heaney Turkey Farm
Re Servoir Avenue
Trumbull Town Line
Reuther Attacks Goldwater Over Smear Charge in Senate
Walter Reuther head of the United Auto Workers accused Sen. Barry Goldwater of launching a smear as he denounced violence. Goldwater showed a 1941 Ford strike photo alleging UAW involvement with four men beating a man. Reuther, rising in fury, protested the insinuation and defended labor warfare tactics.
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Washington
Walter Reuther
Sen. Goldwater
Rariz
Reuther
United Auto Workers
UAW
Goldwater
Ford
Detroit
Jess Ferrazza
Emil Mazey
Features for Everybody In Telegram Every Day
Telegram page fragment lists sections such as Classified Ads, Comics, Editorials, Fashions, Financial News, Jacoby on Bridge, Obituaries, Radio and TV, Sports, Theater News and Women's News with page numbers and brief descriptors. The jumble indicates a newspaper feature index or table of contents for multiple topics and departments.
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Angelo Patri OE
Constantine Brown
Dr. Bundesen
Financial News
Jacoby On Bridge
Vans Theater News
Women's News
Youth Pinched Under Car In Repair Mishap
William Whispell, 17, of Success Park, was pinned under a car that rolled off a bumper jack during repairs at Victor's Service Station on Williams Street and East Washington Avenue. He was rescued by the station owner Victor Filippino, taken to Bridgeport Hospital in critical condition, then reported slightly improved. Police say the teen was under the vehicle while repairing the transmission.
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William Whispell
Success Park
Victor's
Williams Street
East Washington Avenue
Victor Filippino
Bridgeport Hospital
Aldermen Hear Views On Night Parking Plan
City hall hearing on an overnight parking ordinance drew about 20 residents. Most opposed or urged changes such as hardship stickers. council may vote April 21 after up to two weeks of debate and possible street list additions.
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Common Council
Barking
City Hall
Police Department
Gordon J. Duffy
Paul G. Belles
Donald A. Brown
Alderman Brown
South End
Seaside Park
John C. Lynch
Primary costs of city primary may reach eight thousand dollars
The April 17 Republican Town committee primary could cost city taxpayers about 8 000 to 9 000 dollars. Republican registrar Joseph A Rich told members that the cost is borne by the municipality and covers 6 700 registered Republicans across 24 city precincts. Despite the expense, leaders report strong local support for the organization in the upcoming vote.
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Republican Town’ Committee
Joseph A. Rich
Republican Registrar of Voters
Republican Town Committee
A. Edward Sandula
Mr. Rich
Sandula
Aluminum Co. of America
Kaiser Aluminum & Sales, Inc
Reynolds Metal Co. Aluminum, Ltd
Canada
United States
House Appropriations
Agriculture Department
Pair Wed in Stafford Springs Because They Like Its Name
Stafford Springs. March 28 AP Two strangers wed here after falling in love with the town name. Rose M Kojigian 32 of Lawrence Mass and James R Carr 38 of New York City married in the Congregational church. About 25 attended as flowers from the town florist and gifts followed. The couple, both linked to a plastics firm, plan a four month tour of the country for a combined honeymoon and business trip.
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Stafford Springs
Rose M Kojigian
Lawrence
Mass
James R. Carr
New York City
William JT. Thistle
Carr
4 Percent Rise Reported by Federal Bureau
Washington March 28 AP farm prices rose 4 percent between Feb 15 and March 15, the third straight monthly gain and the sharpest since February 1951. Prices paid by farmers climbed 1 percent, while prices received lifted to 87 percent of parity. The report coincides with pressure to veto a price supports bill.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Agriculture Department
Congressional
Benson
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